Mets Back Up Collins and Show Some Fight

Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerCollins lit into his team after Wednesday's game. They responded on Thursday coming back from 7 runs down.

I heard and read the comments. Same ol' Mets, same ol' story. It's tough to watch this team. Why didn't Collins make this move or that move? And then Pelfrey gave up 7 runs in the first 3 innings of Thursday's game against Pittsburgh. I was already preparing myself for the onslaught of bashing and trashing this team would take into the night and continuing tomorrow morning.

And then they awoke.

Whether or not the Mets were scared over Collins' post-game rant of Wednesday night's follies, or if it lit a little fire in their belly doesn't really matter. They came from 7 runs down to erase the deficit against the Pirates and show that they can stand tall late in games especially, when their manager is visibly upset at their performances this week.

But give Collins credit. Sporting a rag tag roster, mostly from Buffalo might I add, he has blended these young players together and kept the Mets somewhat afloat while two of their top hitters are on the mend He has also pushed enough of the right buttons to show he knows how to manage this team and these players.

Is he going to make mistakes? Of course he is. But he also has shown that he will not tolerate awful play.

He made that clear last night with his "flip the spread" like rant and did something that has been missing from this team for many years now. Make the players accountable for their actions on the field. And at least for a day the players accounted for their actions and shed the glass jaw.